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Thailand Meteor Shower

AP News 5 days ago

A reservoir is seen under the sky in Prachinburi province, northeastern Thailand in the early hours on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, as the Leonid meteor shower nears its peak. (AP Photo/Wasant Wanichakorn) Copyright 2009 AP News

2 Thais nabbed on charges of trading African ivory

AP News 5 days ago

Thailand arrests 2 men on charges of illegally trading African ivory Thai police arrested two men on charges of smuggling African ivory into the country to supply shops in Thailand that sell jewelry and trinkets, including to customers in the United States, ...

Thai diplomats visit alleged spy in Cambodia

AFP Asian Edition 5 days ago

Cambodian officials allowed Thai diplomats Tuesday to make their first visit to a Thai national held on charges of spying on fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai premier said. Siwarak Chothipong, 31, an employee at the Cambodia Air Traffic Service, was ...

Thailand says diplomats visit alleged spy in Cambodia

AFP Asian Edition 5 days ago

Cambodian officials allowed Thai diplomats Tuesday to make their first visit to a Thai national held on charges of spying on fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai officials said. Siwarak Chothipong, 31, an employee at the Cambodia Air Traffic Service, was arrested ...

US man gets nearly 20 years for Thai pedophilia

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

A US court has handed 19-and-a-half years in prison to an actor convicted of abusing children as young as six on trips to Thailand and posting the images on the Internet. Wayne Nelson Corliss, 60, was also ordered to pay a 5,000-dollar ...

Singapore APEC

AP News 7 days ago

APEC Leaders from left, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet listen to the Leaders Declaration at the APEC Leaders Summit in ...

Thaksin opponents rally over Cambodia trip

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

Thousands of demonstrators on Sunday attended a protest by Thailand's royalist "Yellow Shirt" movement against a visit to Cambodia by their arch-foe, fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Four people, including a child, were hurt when men on a motorbike threw a firecracker ...

Italy win World Grand Champions Cup volleyball

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

European champions Italy captured their first World Grand Champions Cup women's volleyball tournament when they defeated Japan to complete a clean sweep on Sunday. With a 32-30, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18 win, Italy ended the six-team round robin competition with five straight wins ...

Thaksin opponents to rally over Cambodia trip

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Thousands of members of Thailand's "Yellow Shirt" protest group were set to rally in Bangkok Sunday against a visit to Cambodia by their arch-foe, fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The royalist movement said it was also gathering to express outrage at comments ...

Aussies battle back, Robson gets winning Thai start

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Ten-man Australia battled back to beat Oman while former England captain Bryan Robson got his first win in a competitive match as Thailand coach on Saturday in crucial 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. Australia stayed top of Group B after seeing off Oman ...

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